Stage-mother Mama Rose (Bette Midler) sees one daughter quit, while her other one (Cynthia Gibb) becomes stripper Gypsy Rose Lee.
mother, daughter, sister, agent, vaudevillian, burlesque dancer, charming, spirited, backstage, family home, office, stage, mother/daughter relationship, ambition, show business, burlesque, sibling rivalry, growing up, rise, 1930s
The question is, why remake - particularly for television? Apart from a clutch of great songs, the energy and ironic humour of this version more than match the original movie. And there is a post-feminist interpretation...
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